Joshua Speed

from Songs About Lincoln by Adam Tressler

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Let me tell you about my best friend
He was six foot three, a little older than me
For forty months we shared one bed
Above my store, he didn’t pay me rent

The blanket I had was too short for his legs
Beggars aren’t choosers, he didn’t complain
When the candle went out we could say anything
Neither of us had ever had a friend like that

In 1842 I left that town
My family in Louisville needed my help
I worried about breaking the news
My best friend had a tendency to get the blues

The letters I wrote were too short for his taste
We did what we could to stay close in those days
When the pen hit the paper we could say anything
Neither of us had ever had a friend like that
Neither of us found another after that

Politically on opposite sides
In 1860 I voted for the other guy

For almost twenty years our path was split:
Lincoln found greatness, Speed got rich

But life is too short, we mended that break
We never know what we have until it is too late
Remember back when we could say anything?
Neither of us had ever had a friend like that
Nobody but lincoln could make me laugh like that

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from Songs About Lincoln, released October 24, 2023

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